About the Department

The Edward M. Chase Prize for the best dissertation on a subject relating to the promotion of world peace is awarded to Vipin Narang for his dissertation “Posturing for Peace? The Sources and Deterrence Consequences of Regional Power Nuclear Postures.”

The two Senator Charles Sumner Prizes for the best dissertations “from the legal, political, historical, economic, social, or ethnic approach, dealing with any means or measures tending toward the prevention of war and the establishment of universal peace” are awarded to:

1. Justin Grimmer for his dissertation, “Representational Style: The Central Role of Communication in Representation,” and
2. Michael Kellermann for his dissertation “Essays on Parties and Elections in Federal Systems.”

The Robert Noxon Toppan prize for the best dissertation upon a subject of political science is shared by Sam Goldman for his dissertation, “The Shadow of God: Strauss, Jacobi, and the Theologico-Political Problem” and David Grewal for his dissertation, “The Invention of the Economy: A History of Economic Thought.”